Re: ot help 94 escort

From: Dustin Williams (dustinewilliams@gmail.com)
Date: Sat May 31 2008 - 15:04:48 EDT


I'd check the battery first.

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Terrible Tom <silvereightynine@aol.com> wrote:
>
> ffastje wrote:
>
>>
>> wife car would not start after shut off . cleaned battery and terminals.
>> still no start I think i can hear the starter click but im not sure. im
>> going to work on getting it out and have it tested. is there any thing else
>> i should look at TIA
>> ps Who's funny idea was to jam all that shit under the hood
>>
>
> I dont remember where the starter is mounted on the Escort engine...
> probably up front... I had a 94 Escort wagon but I never had to mess with
> the starter.
>
> On the Neon however I had an intermittant problem where it would not start.
> Then it would start... ended up being that the ground cable had rubbed away
> on the side of the engine block over the years and there was something like
> 3 strands of copper left giving it ground... never saw the problem because
> the insulation was still holding the cable together and it was worn away on
> the back side...
>
> I changed the cables and cleaned up all the connections - good as new.
>
> If you have checked the connections and the cables, and you can hear the
> starter solenoid click - its a safe assumption to say the starter itself is
> probably shot. However there can be other things... ignition switch, bad
> battery, low battery charge, etc
>
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